Billy Graham Library Raising Concerns

Gawasi »

Wed Jul 11, 2007 12:09 pm Agree: 2   Disagree: 0

By the way, being a christian doesn't mean we hate people who aren't in agreement with us. I believe that a true christian is supposed to love everyone. The one thing we should hate is the sin itself, not the person. And when I say 'sin' , I mean according to what the Bible tells us is sin. Whether or not you believe what the Bible says is totally up to each one. You have to believe in something before you ever desire to follow it.

Leading Gay Rights Activist Comes Out of Homosexuality, Tells His Story

Gawasi »

Wed Jul 11, 2007 11:52 am Agree: 4   Disagree: 2

Personally, and I'm speaking as a christian, I think Glatze has done the right thing. As far as saying he may not stay cured? we all have the potential to fall back into our old ways, when the desire to please ourself , instead of God, presents itself. The whole purpose of trusting God is to depend on His strength and not our own, when it comes to resisting the temptation where we are the weakest. We can't possibly do what's right and stay on that path if we only depend on our own strength. We all have weaknesses and desires that aren't pleasing to God and that are against nature itself. But , the thing with believing in a God who is able to do all things ,and His son Jesus, is that even though we are tempted to give in to our weaknesses, which is in some cases constant , we can call on Him to help us. We just don't want to. It is in our very nature to want to please our bodies and give it the things it wants. That's why I'm fat or you are gay or whatever the case may be. It's the choices we make for ourselves that get us into the situations we are in. You can agree or not. I believe without a right relationship with God, and trying to do what is pleasing to Him , we can have never have a truely, good conscience toward anything we do. Fighting for a cause is a good thing unless you are leading people in the wrong direction. Because I beleive we are held responsible for the ones we have purposefully done wrong to or intentionally hurt. We should live our lives in a way that sets an example of what is right. As for myself, I'm for sure , not perfect and won't be untill Christ returns. Until then , I have to depend on Him for being able to make the right decisions for my own life. When I have tried to make a decision without Him , I end up in a mess. One that I've created all by myself.